# Accident 19761128040729A: Piper J3C65, Copeland, FL, November 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1976
- Place: Copeland, FL
- Airport: Little Deer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 26.0309° N, 81.0387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LITTLE DEER (16FA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0309&lon=-81.0387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2228M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2228M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 270 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761128040729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA77FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA014), Nov 28, 1976: Piper J3C (N2228M), Copeland, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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